What’s a Mitzvah?
“What is a mitzvah?” I was asked this week. “What does it really mean?” my questioner added. They had already …
Category Archives: Judaism
The Miracle of Light
For the past few nights we have lit one candle, then another and another, adding another each day to celebrate …
Angels
I have long struggled with the idea of angels. OK, that’s not exactly true. For me, angels fall into the …
Letters from God
The days are shorter – much shorter all of a sudden – and it’s been a dark week. I’ve helped …
Good Job, God
One of my favorite lines that we sing in synagogue comes at the end of psalm 92, the Shabbat Psalm. …
Vision or Imagination?
We envision all kinds of things. Possible futures, impossible futures, alternative futures. Distinguishing between vision and imagination is difficult, if …
The God I Do Believe In
In America today, belief in God is both communal and intensely private. We wear our religious symbols proudly and publicly, …
The God I Don’t Believe In
If you don’t like the idea of a rabbi disagreeing with the Torah, you might want to skip this blog …
Shabbat Shuvah: Turning Mourning into Action & Repair
This weekend is Shabbat Shuvah, the Sabbath of Return. Always between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, it is a day …
9/11
It was September 11th and President Bush would be here in Sarasota that day. I was in bed, staring at …
